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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

Aretha Franklin

I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Acceptance Courage Expression Happiness Myself People Sad Sing Smile Tears
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hate Music Myself Record
I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Business Condition Discussion Feeling Medical Myself Oneself Personal
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Feeling Genius Myself People Talent
And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Appearance Bad Hurt Myself Woman
Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Break Power Woman
I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Enjoyment Music Myself Record Studio Try
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Grow Up Hurt Learning Mistake Try Yourself
I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Choice Greatness Love Myself Production Writing
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Acceptance Myself People Reality Sing
Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Conscious Fashion Myself
Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Change Music Myself Right
Let’s start with the church. As you know, it’s my background, it’s a natural setting for me and it’s definitely my roots.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Myself Natural Religious Root Start
If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Experience Goodness Myself Song Soul
Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Community Contribution People Queen Service Sing Social Yourself
Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Food Love Minimum Myself Occasion

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